on ancient seabed soils full of stones
Domaine des Tourelles was founded in 1868 by French adventurer François-Eugène Brun in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley
Best served slightly cool to highlight its freshness
capturing the estate's nurturing philosophy
The tropical influence integrates beautifully with the distillery's traditional production methods
Domaine Trapet Pere et Fils, Riesling Schoenenbourg Grand Cru, 2023 NO-WINE-SEARCHER on ancient seabed soils fullFor centuries, Schoenenbourg has been the cru where Riesling reigns, praised by writers going back generations. Above Riquewihr, its steep slopes sit on rare Keuper marl, dolomite and gypsum, soils that hold water and give the wine breadth, depth and real power. Trapet farms it biodynamically, and where their granite Schlossberg is all tension, this is broader and riper, an Alsace Riesling with shoulders. It's dry, saline and unmistakably built for